The OKLAHOMA LITERACY INITIATIVES COMMISSION was created on May 2nd, 1989 by Senate Bill Number 420, Title 70, Section 8001. In its report to Governor David Walters and the 43rd Legislature, the OLIC recommended the establishment of a Clearinghouse for Literacy at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The OKLAHOMA LITERACY CLEARINGHOUSE, funded by the 43rd Legislature, was established in August 1991.

THE PURPOSE OF THE OKLAHOMA LITERACY CLEARINGHOUSE

The Oklahoma Literacy Clearinghouse established a Literacy Referral Service as authorized by the former Literacy Initiatives Commission. This is a comprehensive inventory of all literacy resources in the State of Oklahoma. The Clearinghouse maintains the information in a current data base that is published annually in directory form. Clearinghouse provide a toll-free telephone number for anyone who would like access to the information in the data base.

The Clearinghouse functions within the State of Oklahoma and nationally as a repository for the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of local, state, and national data on literacy: conducts basic and applied research and publishes those results. The staff of the Clearinghouse conducts seminars and workshops for educators, legislators, school boards, business and industrial leaders on literacy and the economic, political, and social impact on the State of Oklahoma.

Through a cooperative effort, the Oklahoma Literacy Clearinghouse / Center for study of Literacy brings the faculty from NSU together with public school educators, social service professionals, state, business and industrial leaders to address the growing national crisis in literacy at the regional and state levels.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This directory would not be possible without the joint effort of the public and private sector. The staff of the Oklahoma Literacy Clearinghouse would like to thank the Oklahoma Literacy Initiatives Commission for its efforts to promote literacy in Oklahoma, and to the many state agencies and individuals for their contributions to the directory, including the Oklahoma State Department of Libraries for furnishing its preliminary research, the Literacy Coalition for Metropolitan Tulsa, and the Literacy Coalition of Oklahoma County for furnishing the Clearinghouse their directories. We would like to thank the Oklahoma Literacy Resource Center for their cooperation in working with the Clearinghouse on the directory and other literacy projects in the state. Special thanks to all of the Literacy Volunteers who give of their time to improve literacy in Oklahoma. We hope this directory will aid you in your efforts to promote literacy.

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